On Aug. 6, local, county, state and federal officials held a press conference at the scene of a deadly accident which took the life of a small child. The one person absent from the press conference was Brian P. Stack, mayor and state senator of Union City. This is the same Brian P. Stack who two years ago publicly attacked law enforcement officials who attempted to aggressively target these buses via on-site inspections. Brian Stack called law enforcement's effort discriminatory. It is a fact that the inspections were stopped because of Stack's complaint. In addition to placing a stop to the inspections Stack went even further and held a dinner at Jose Marti School to help the drivers organize their efforts to stop law enforcement from doing their job. One must ask why would Brian P. Stack go out of his way and side with a group of bus drivers who have a reputation as being a danger to the community? I believe the answer is quite simple. All one needs to do is look at all the buses driving around North Hudson and count how many have Stack's portraits on them, portraits which one would find in a Third World country ruled by a dictator. Brian Stack has placed free self-promotion ahead of the safety of Hudson County residents, and for his actions he should be ashamed of himself. What is even more troubling is the fact that even after this tragic event, Stack has chosen to ignore the issue all together. Rather than band with his fellow elected officials and call for tough inspections and sanctions on those in violation, Stack chooses to remain silent.